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Match Report – Swans blow Sharks away in second term

Saturday, May 29, 2021 - 11:04 PM - by Matt Paddick
A DOMINANT and classy eight goal second term from Swan Districts set the platform to claim a 44-point win over a valiant East Fremantle at Steel Blue Oval on Saturday. The battle was won in the midfield, with Frank Anderson having a big influence on the game, claiming 26 disposals and a goal for Swan Districts in the eventual 16.9 (105) to 8.13 (61) win Read More ...


Match Report – Tigers with too much roar for Royals

Saturday, May 29, 2021 - 11:02 PM - by Alex Ventouras
A DOMINANT final term has seen Claremont retain its top two WAFL position giving the Tigers a hard fought 36-point win against East Perth on a gloomy Saturday afternoon at Revo Fitness Stadium. Influential performances from Jye Bolton (33 disposals), Callan England (19 and two goals) and Jack Buller (three goals) were instrumental in holding off a brave East Perth who were led by Angus Read More ...


Match Report – Demons snap Falcons hoodoo

Saturday, May 29, 2021 - 11:00 PM - by Charlie McCormack
THE longest losing streak by one club against another in the WAFL is over after Perth snapped a 19-game run of outs to West Perth at Provident Financial Oval on Saturday with a 10-point win over the Falcons. The Demons travelled north after upsetting reigning premiers South Fremantle last week despite the absence of a bevy of key, experienced players, and played with the same Read More ...


Round 13 Optus WAFLW Preview

Saturday, May 29, 2021 - 3:15 AM - by Chris Pike
THERE are now just three rounds of the 2021 WAFLW season remaining and with two Grand Final rematches from the opening two seasons taking place this Saturday, Round 13 could very well be the most defining of weekends so far. There remains five teams battling over the four finals positions with three rebounds to go in the 2021 Optus WAFLW Premiership Season meaning that the Read More ...


Round 8 Optus WAFL Preview

Saturday, May 29, 2021 - 2:40 AM - by Chris Pike
ANOTHER wet Saturday afternoon awaits a fascinating Round 8 of WAFL action and with five teams five teams all locked on identical 3-3 records with four of them facing one another, it's a real chance to be a day of statements being made as well. Round 8 in the 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season sees all five matches take place on Saturday afternoon and every Read More ...


WAFL Team of Round 7

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 - 9:58 PM - by Chris Pike
THE 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season resumed on Saturday following the State Game break with a host of standout performances including six goals from Keegan Knott, another best afield effort from Greg Clark and Claremont's running brigade again on song. The entire competition aside from the 23 players that took part in the WAFL State Team's game with the SANFL in Adelaide last Saturday was Read More ...


WA Football achieves record-breaking participation results

Tuesday, May 25, 2021 - 3:48 PM
Football in Western Australia continues to thrive with the WAFC announcing another record-breaking number of total club-based participants across all levels of Australian rules football in 2021.  Nearly 67,000 male and female players have registered for the current season, up on the previous record of 66,699 in 2019. More registrations are expected over the coming weeks, continuing the trend as a leading participation sport in Read More ...


2021 Optus WAFL Season Updated Fixture

Tuesday, May 25, 2021 - 11:15 AM
The WAFC has today announced an updated fixture for the 2021 Optus WAFL Season, which will see the Round 4 fixture rescheduled to the weekend of Round 15, July 17.  The three fixtures scheduled for Round 15 will shift to Round 16, creating a full round of fixtures in the previously arranged split round.   A decision to move the fixtures was due to the Read More ...


WAFL Match Review - Round 7

Monday, May 24, 2021 - 7:56 PM
The WAFL Match Review Panel has assessed the following incidents from Round 7 of the Optus WAFL League competition; 1. Cameron Eardley (East Fremantle) was reported for rough conduct on Kane Mitchell (Claremont) during the Round 7 fixture between East Fremantle and Claremont at New Choice Homes Park on Saturday, May 22. In summary, the above mentioned can accept a reprimand with an early guilty Read More ...


Optus WAFLW Round 12 Wrap

Monday, May 24, 2021 - 1:25 PM - by Chris Pike
IT was a fascinating Round 12 in the WAFLW competition with Swan Districts winning by a point for the second time in their last three games while Peel Thunder kept on winning too and East Fremantle kept its finals hopes alive. Round 12 in the Optus WAFLW Premiership Season signalled the start of the final month of the home and away season for 2021, and Read More ...


Optus WAFL Round 7 Wrap

Monday, May 24, 2021 - 12:20 PM - by Chris Pike
CLAREMONT and Subiaco broke clear on top of the WAFL ladder with wins on Saturday as the competition resumed and the other teams occupying positions in the top five all losing in Round 7. Following last Saturday's State Game in Adelaide for the WAFL against the SANFL, the Optus Premiership Season resumed this Saturday with all five matches taking place as part of Round 7. Read More ...


Match Report – Lions hold off Swans

Saturday, May 22, 2021 - 7:22 PM - by Matt Paddick
SUBIACO has outlasting a valiant Swan Districts to walk away eight-point victors in wet conditions at Steel Blue Oval on Saturday. Subiaco had handed Claremont its first loss of the season two weeks ago prior to the State Game break while Swan Districts had blown a big lead against West Perth, but both teams are trying to return to finals in 2021 and have started Read More ...


Match Report – Keegan's six as Falcons soar over Thunder

Saturday, May 22, 2021 - 7:13 PM - by Breanna Redhead
KEEGAN Knott made up for missing out on State selection last week by delivering a match-winning six goal performance to lead West Perth to a 28-point win over Peel Thunder in Mandurah. Both sides battled it out in the wet weather at David Grays Arena, but it was ultimately West Perth who prevailed, making their mark in the second quarter to build a 21-point gap Read More ...


Match Report – Gutsy Demons do it again over Bulldogs

Saturday, May 22, 2021 - 7:05 PM - by Charlie McCormack
DESPITE the absence of a host of key, experienced players Perth has held reigning premiers to one goal after quarter-time to produce a gutsy 20-point victory at home to South Fremantle. Last time the two teams played at Mineral Resources Park it was an occasion that will go down in history as the night the Demons' finals drought was broken as they stormed home to Read More ...


Match Report – Tigers bite back against Sharks

Saturday, May 22, 2021 - 6:52 PM - by Alex Ventouras
CLAREMONT bounced back from their first loss of the season in emphatic style dominating East Fremantle to win by 42 points on a wet Saturday afternoon at New Choice Homes Park. Leading the way for the Tigers were familiar stars Jye Bolton (33 disposals) - fresh off his fourth Simpson Medal for WA in the State game against South Australia last Saturday - and Lachlan Read More ...